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SallyJBlackmore's Blog ― Chobham has held an annual Music Festival for the last 19 years. It has gone from strength to strength and attracts prestigious musicians of many genres. This year for the first time they had a Literary Lunch as well. In … Continue reading...
Tags: Book Selling, Book Signing Event, BT Olympic Storyteller, Chobham, Chobham Literary Lunch, Country Market
Sally ― 37 weeks ago
SallyJBlackmore's Blog ― As part of the London 2012 Festival Martin Creed led a three minute bell ringing event across the UK on the opening day of the Olympics and Woking joined in…as I have since discovered did many people at home … Continue reading →
Tags: BT Olympic Storyteller, London 2012, Martin Creed, Olympic Torch Relay, Olympics, Surrey
Sally ― 46 weeks ago
SallyJBlackmore's Blog ― “I’m hoping that I may have time to tour the Olympic Park in my downtime,” says Helen.This may seem an odd thing for an Olympic athlete to say, but Helen’s event, Wheelchair Basketball, will be held in the O2 … Continue reading →
Tags: BT Olympic Storyteller, Chobham, Family, London 2012, Surrey, Team GB
Sally ― 47 weeks ago
SallyJBlackmore's Blog ― Take some card and glue, tissue paper and gold, paint sprinkle with a little imagination and primary school teacher magic and you have an Olympic Torch. Add an enthusiastic attitude and a desire to encourage everyone to feel part of … ...
Tags: BT Olympic Storyteller, London 2012, Olympic Torch Relay, Olympics, Surrey, Writer
Sally ― 49 weeks ago
SallyJBlackmore's Blog ― ( Image of Seb Coe, Eddie Izzard and volunteers from the Games Maker website) Games Makers David and Maureen Smith The reality of being an Olympic volunteer, a Games Maker, involves an amazing amount of commitment, both of time …...
Tags: BT Olympic Storyteller, Chobham, London 2012, Olympics, Online Writing, Uncategorized
Sally ― 51 weeks ago
SallyJBlackmore's Blog ― “ The Olympic Torch Relay has the power to influence attitudes and win hearts,” says James Toney, Executive Editor of Sportsbeat, award winning journalist and soon to be torch bearer. His interest in bringing the Olympics to London started with...
Tags: BT Olympic Storyteller, Chobham, London 2012, Olympic Torch Relay, Olympics, Uncategorized
Sally ― 5 Jun, 12
SallyJBlackmore's Blog ― I live in a small village, not the kind of place, I thought, to brush shoulders with people directly involved in the Summer Olympics. I couldn’t be more wrong. Since one of my ‘BT Olympic Storytellers’ poems appeared in the ...
Tags: BT Olympic Storyteller, Chobham, London 2012, Olympics, Opening Ceremony, Parish Magazine
Sally ― 27 May, 12
SallyJBlackmore's Blog ― It is probably obvious from my last two posts that I was fortunate to have tickets for the Wheelchair Tennis Event at Eton Manor which was part of the London Prepares test Event at the Olympic Park. I was there in the role of … Continue ...
Tags: BT Olympic Storyteller, London 2012, Olympics, Poet, Security Forces, Uncategorized
Sally ― 15 May, 12
SallyJBlackmore's Blog ― Eton Manor is as impressive as its name suggests, a great outdoor tennis facility. The courts, sporting their navy blue playing area, sky blue surrounds, and bounding boards of fuchsia pink are a sight in their own right…the colour scheme...
Tags: BT Olympic Storyteller, London 2012, Olympics, Writer, Writing, 2012 Summer Olympics
Sally ― 14 May, 12
SallyJBlackmore's Blog ― Arrival (London Prepares…Sat 5th May 2012) Empty trains, empty platforms , no sign…I quickly checked the ticket , the instructions duly downloaded from Google. This was the right station , on the right day and it was still early morning. …...
Tags: BT Olympic Storyteller, Garden, London 2012, Olympics, Writer, Writing
Sally ― 11 May, 12
SallyJBlackmore's Blog ― It seems to me that ‘Olympics’ is fast becoming a word not to use and a subject not to talk about. It is fashionable to be anti the Games with talk of inequalities, no ticket availability, cost, disruption and on … Continue ...
Tags: Poet, Poetry, Writer, Inspiration, Poets, BT Olympic Storyteller
Sally ― 13 Mar, 12
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